With China’s new power come challenges going forward

Beijing says centres are for vocational training to steer youth away from extremism

Scandal around safety of Changsheng Life Science medicines spark widespread fears

Official says life in Xinjiang better since crackdown on Islamist fundamentalists began

Comments come as relations between biggest economies continue to worsen

International diplomatic storm rages on with accusations of racism and ‘brutal abuse’

China has record trade surplus with US in September

First time an alleged Chinese intelligence officer has been extradited to US

After debate on regulating vaping, Hong Kong’s leader goes straight for a ban

Legislative changes come amid criticism of mass detentions in Xinjiang province

FT editor’s visa ban linked to talk he hosted in August with independence activist

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi accuses US of making direct attack on relationship

Meng Hongwei resigns from agency as ministry says task force will investigate claims

Destroyer came within 40m of USS Decatur in ‘unprofessional manoeuvre’, says US military

Former intern being sued by TV host Zhu Jun after she accused him of groping her

The number of cases rises sharply this year to 820,000 people

Chinese media describes the claims as a ploy by the US president to win support in polls

China’s top naval officer cancels talks with US top brass over US decision to impose sanctions for China’s purchase of Russian weapons

Just because something can be done with technology doesn’t mean it has to be done

China hammers home ‘core socialist’ ideas as president asserts himself against US trade war

Speculation that actor with 62 million social media followers has been jailed for tax evasion

Three decades of population control measures have skewed China’s demographics

Beijing says UN panel’s report on one million Uighurs in detention ‘without factual basis’

Twenty-five years after the end of a rabies-inspired ban, dog ownership is booming

Park Geun-hye was ousted from office last year and jailed on corruption charges

Beijing Letter: Election of bishops a key to power struggle for China’s Catholics

El Salvador is third diplomatic ally this year to switch from Taipei

Foreign Correspondents’ Club the focus of Beijing’s ire after pro-independence speech

Beijing regards the Church of Almighty God as a dangerous cult

New rules mean rainbow trout can now be labelled and sold domestically as salmon

Critics say acquittal of Ahn Hee-jung more evidence of patriarchy at work in South Korea

State media says security crackdown in Xinjiang prevents ‘tragedy’ from taking place

Talks take place amid US frustration at slow pace of denuclearisation

New postal design may suggest raising limit on child numbers to boost ageing population

Bicycle-sharing dream has soured in China

Consumption of dog meat falling but still popular among older people

Ruling Communist Party lays down law after dissenting statements

Beijing Letter: the 2008 games left a mixed legacy for the residents of the Chinese capital

Beaches of the World: As China rises, Fujiazhuang beach lifestyle is hectic but cool

Internet giant left China eight years ago over censorship concerns